2019 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 16 matches and 32 sets … Recorded 1.63 kills and 1.94 digs per set … Added six blocks, five aces and three assists … Collected a double-double of a career-best 15 kills and 10 digs along with a career-high three blocks in the win over Kent State … Followed that performance with 11 kills in a victory over Binghamton to earn Black Knights Invitational All-Tournament honors … Career-high 18 digs vs. Akron.
2018 (Freshman)
Named to NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Appeared in 17 matches and 26 sets … Collected 23 kills, 20 digs, five blocks and four aces … Recorded career highs in kills (10) and digs (7) in the win at Hartford (Sept. 25) … Made her first career start against Dartmouth (Oct. 30) … Tallied two blocks in the NEC Semifinal victory over Central Connecticut (Nov. 16).
Before Bryant
Four-year letterwinner at Whitney M. Young Magnet School … Advanced to IHSA Class 4A Super 16 with a 30-win season as a senior … IHSA Class 4A Regional Champions in 2016 and 2017 … Chicago City Champions in 2015 and 2016 … Mother played volleyball and father played soccer at Loyola Chicago.
Personal
Daughter of Lori and Paul Popernik ... Mother played volleyball at Loyola Chicago, while her father played soccer ... Has one brother, Noah ... Planning to major in Communication.
Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 15, vs. Kent State, 9/13/19
Assists: 2, 2x, last vs. Kent State, 9/13/19
Aces: 2, 2x, last vs. Boston College, 9/20/19
Digs: 18, vs. Akron, 8/31/19
Blocks: 3, vs. Kent State, 9/13/19
